Being a firefighter is a dangerous job that not everyone is meant to stick with for an entire lifetime, and so it goes with the characters of NBC's Chicago Fire, which bid farewell to one of its own tonight.

Give TV mega-producer Dick Wolf a fish and some bread, and he probably wouldn't be able to feed the multitude, but he would be able to turn a television drama about fish and bread into a franchise spanning across four different shows. Where will his NBC career go next?

If you’re a fan of Chicago Fire then you know that the series had quite a nerve wracking Season 4 finale last week, which left us all wondering who of our favorites might be in bad shape next season. Well, now it looks like we know the answer.

You can imagine that the NBC drama Chicago Fire has it particularly rough when it comes to special effects, and the show’s crew makes a dedicated effort to keep things as realistic as possible. Except for one thing.

NBC revealed their Fall 2016 lineup today, giving us a look at how the week will play out over at the Peacock. Returning this fall are Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D., along with The Voice, Grimm, Blindspot and others. Joining the schedule are This is Us, The Good Place and Timeless.

Some series take ages to get from the concept stage to the actual pre-production of the first season, but all it really takes is Dick Wolf and the city of Chicago to grease up the fast track to development. And the latest city-based spinoff, Chicago Law, just took another big step forward.

Television super producer Dick Wolf is a great fan of building shows that can be turned into other shows. He did it to major effect with the (still running) Law & Order franchise, and a few years ago he started the process all over again with Chicago Fire. Now, he’s continuing his Chicago streak with Chicago Law.

We’ve been treated to a trifecta of shows based on emergency responders in Chicago. We first saw Chicago Fire, and were then treated to Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med. It makes sense that they’d want to keep the Chicago train rolling, right? Well, now there are tentative plans for a fourth installment, and here are some possible Chicago Fire spinoffs that we have no interest in seeing, ever.

NBC has been home to one of the most successful television franchises in recent memory with Law & Order, and Dick Wolf managed to take his magic touch from the New York crime procedurals to Chicago. And now the Chicago franchise might see another new show surfacing.

It’s quite the lofty goal of having three connected dramas in one one network. NBC attempted that feat this fall with the newest Chicago Fire spinoff, Chicago Med. While the future of Chicago Med originally looked uncertain, fans now have some reason to celebrate.

Shows that do well during their live airing often do way, way better when the final Live + 7 day numbers come in. In addition, shows that only do okay when they first hit the airwaves can sometimes see big gains in the days that follow via other platforms, like DVR and On Demand. Here are the shows crushing DVR gains.

It’s always nice when you find out one of your favorite shows will be around for a bit longer. Well, today is a good day for anyone who enjoys a dramatic TV show set in Chicago. NBC has just renewed Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. for next season.

Few TV shows are ever 100% safe from cancellation before a certain point, and the nagging question behind every cliffhanger is of whether or not the show will have time for resolution. Fortunately for fans of some of NBC’s most notable primetime series, there have been surprisingly early orders for extra episodes.

It’s been a few months since we’ve seen any real info on Casey, Severide and the rest of the Chicago Fire gang. However, this week, the NBC drama released the first Season 4 trailer for the hit series, and it’s a doozy, picking up with Casey’s ultimate kidnapping from the end of last season.

The big networks have all released their respective fall 2015 schedules, but if you want to figure out all the tricky maneuvers you are going to have to make with your DVR, you can take a look at our master list, here. Everything from The Flash to Scorpion has conveniently been listed.

There’s good news on the horizon for fans of Dick Wolf’s Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.. NBC has ordered the next spinoff in the franchise, Chicago Med to series just a few weeks after we began seeing the hospital staff on the small screen.